Bill Text: TX HR839 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Austin Graham on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2011-04-05 - Reported enrolled [HR839 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HR839-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 839 | ||
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| WHEREAS, For more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America | ||
| has helped young men build character, become responsible citizens, | ||
| and develop their abilities in a wide range of pursuits, and those | ||
| scouts who advance through the program to its highest rank are | ||
| rewarded with the Eagle Scout insignia; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Only about five percent of all Boy Scouts earn the | ||
| title of Eagle Scout, and Austin Graham of Troop 52 in Fort Worth | ||
| may now count himself in that select group; in order to obtain that | ||
| notable honor, specific requirements in the areas of leadership, | ||
| service, and outdoor skills must be met; Eagle Scouts need to earn | ||
| at least 21 merit badges, including those in first aid, camping, | ||
| personal fitness, environmental science, and citizenship; an Eagle | ||
| Scout must also serve as a leader both in his troop and in the | ||
| completion of a project that is beneficial to a school, religious | ||
| institution, or community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Many Eagle Scouts go on to further distinguish | ||
| themselves in such fields as business, science, politics, and the | ||
| arts; among those accomplished individuals who have achieved Eagle | ||
| Scout status are astronaut Neil Armstrong, President Gerald Ford, | ||
| secretary of defense Robert Gates, jazz musician Wynton Marsalis, | ||
| film director Steven Spielberg, and entrepreneur Sam Walton; and | ||
| WHEREAS, The Eagle Scout program fosters self-reliance, | ||
| initiative, and resourcefulness, and those same qualities that | ||
| enable a scout to attain this prestigious rank will be invaluable | ||
| assets to him on the road ahead; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Eagle Scout Austin Graham on his | ||
| outstanding achievement and extend to him sincere best wishes for | ||
| continued success in all his endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Eagle Scout Graham as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Shelton | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 839 was adopted by the House on March | ||
| 31, 2011, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
